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Allen, Maryland

Community in Wicomico County, Maryland

Air quality

The air at Allen

Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Lower Eastern Shore (MD), 32 miles off.

52Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate-
  • Ozone30Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)12Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Allen

2.00 in in the last 24 hours, 2.15 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
2.00in
Last 3 days
2.15in

Visibility

How far you can see at Allen, the next 45 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Sat 10 AM.

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On the radar over Allen, MarylandReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Allen, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Salisbury 4.8 WSWMD-WC-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.6 mi away/13 ft/8 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Princess AnnePRAM2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.1 mi away/16 ft/5 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Salisbury Regional, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.4 mi from Allen, Maryland. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 5,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Salisbury Regional, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 5,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SBYFIG. A THE SKY OVER SALISBURY REGIONALSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESalisbury Regional, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SBYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SBY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

66.0 F with a dew point of 58.0 F, 75 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Salisbury Regional: temperature 66.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 58.0, 75 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SBYFIG. B THE AIR AT SALISBURY REGIONALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 5,000 FTTEMPERATURE 66.0 FDEW POINT 58.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLESalisbury Regional, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SBYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SBY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Salisbury Regional, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SBYFIG. C THE WIND AT SALISBURY REGIONALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESalisbury Regional, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SBYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SBY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Salisbury Regional, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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